by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Basketball at Colorado School of Mines, a winter sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. Mines is classified as NCAA Division II with football as a member of Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference.
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The Mines men’s basketball team lists 18 student athletes.
The Mines women’s basketball team lists 14 student athletes.
Combined, Mines fields 32 basketball athletes — 18 on the men’s side and 14 on the women’s.
Among the 13 varsity sports Mines sponsors, basketball sits at #9 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program carries 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Of those, 2 work full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is Pryor Orser.
The women’s basketball program carries 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Staffing-wise, 2 are full-time and 1 part-time. Leading the program is Brittany Simpson.
Between the genders, the men’s program carries 2 coaches to the women’s 3.
Across the school’s 13 sports, basketball sits #7 by total coaching staff.
These numbers are reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Mines men’s basketball program brought in $1,160,364 in revenue against $1,160,364 in expenses, essentially breaking even. Per athlete, that is about $11,380 in operating expense per athlete, or $204,842 per team.
The Mines women’s basketball program brought in $763,253 in revenue against $763,253 in expenses, right at break-even. That works out to about $8,813 in operating expense per athlete, or $123,382 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team brought in $1,160,364 to the women’s $763,253 in revenue.
Among the school’s 13 sports, basketball sits #2 by revenue, accounting for 13% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
When Mines earns a spot on a Best Schools for a Sport list, you’ll see it called out. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.